A Critical Regard on Romanian Regulations Related to Indoor Environment Quality in Operating Rooms and a Technical Case Study

Abstract

Several areas from medical facilities, especially the critical areas such as operating theaters, postoperative rooms, anesthesia and intensive care rooms, require ventilation and air treatment systems to achieve a well controlled microclimate. This fact is indispensable, given the current technological evolution.This article describes solutions for HVAC systems that can be implemented in accordance with the law regulating this field and makes a brief introduction to the norms and the current situation in Romania. The article also provides some technical solutions that can be applied or should be applied to HVAC systems destined for hospitals located in Romania, giving as example a case study. The technical solutions can be also applied to other areas, in accordance with local regulations, the needs of those areas and in accordance with the climate of the zone.All the ideas and suggestions come as a result of studies made over the current situation of the norms (national and international) that are referring at the situation of the clean rooms in the medical sector, combined with research articles and guides from all over the world.